Abstract
The decreased costs of solar technologies have led to the prospect of a shift for photovoltaic (PV ) and concentrating solar power (CSP ) from premium applications to major contributors to the US electricity grid. This development has motivated a number of techno-economic analyses of the potential deployment of both PV and CSP under varying economic conditions. Two studies sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE ) and completed in 2012 can help in understanding the potential opportunities and challenges for solar deployment on a large scale. The SunShot Vision study has evaluated the potential impact of achieving very low-cost solar technologies, while the Renewable Electricity Futures study (RE Futures) study has analyzed the grid benefits and impacts of providing up to 90% of the nation's electricity from renewables. The two studies demonstrate that solar technologies can play a significant role in the country's electricity system in the future.
Original language | American English |
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Article number | 6466540 |
Pages (from-to) | 22-32 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | IEEE Power and Energy Magazine |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
NREL Publication Number
- NREL/JA-6A20-57243